BY400 aluminum blamed on Goodyear

[Mark in Oshawa]

And their attendance at Indy matches the Daytona 500, the king of them all. Any other Nascar track would be jumping with joy for 180,000 people.

Don't let attendance numbers actually count for something. Just point out that there are 250000 seats at Indy and any doom and gloom guy will find happiness in the 70000 empty seats. I am with you Mug, 180000 is the biggest crowd at any other NASCAR facility, so this has to be in context.

I wish I could have been there.

I think NASCAR's whole problem with Indy is many NASCAR fans don't see the race for what it is: A fast road course with 4 left turns. It is hard to pass, you have one good groove in the corner, and the winner is the guy who figures it out better than the rest. I think some of the ding dongs want 4 abrest foot to the floor racing at every track, thinking that that is displaying skill. It isn't......

[call_me_andrew]

6.5 million Americans watched the race this year. That's down 200K from last year, but still respectable.